Coming off plane, Tommy quickly undid my lifejacket and moved to the front of the bass boat and dropped the trolling motor.  Tommy only had 7 hours of fishing time left after the long run up the river arm.  Grabbing his pitching rod, Tommy rearranged the lure hurriedly and made the first cast of the day.  The sun was just coming over top the bluff and a soft breeze was blowing in towards the buck brush Tommy was fishing.  As the lure glided downward, Tommy felt a tap and off his line went deep towards the buck brush.  Tommy reared back, slamming the big bass hook, line, and Buffle Bug.  For Bassmaster Elite Series professional angler Tommy Biffle from Wagoner, Oklahoma, it was another day at the office.  Doing what he loves to do, pitching a Biffle Bug around brush for big bass.  Biffle is renowned for his ability to catch bass flipping and pitching.  If the bass are going to be caught shallow every angler in the tournament knows Biffle is going to win it or finish in the top ten.  His Bassmaster stats are proof with four 1st place finishes, five 2nd place finishes, five 3rd place finishes, and forty-nine top ten finishes.  One of the keys to his success is the lure.  The Biffle Bug is a creature style lure made by Gene Larew Lures (http://www.genelarewlures.com/).  Biffle not only fishes with it, but also help design it.  “Prior to fishing with the Biffle Bug, I fish mostly with another similar style creature lure,” Biffle continued, “but it was missing some of the features I wanted in a pitching lure, so I got together with Gene Larew Lures and we came up with the Biffle Bug.”   Accordingly, the Biffle Bug has a hollow cavity body that allows anglers to insert rattles or foam in it.  “It can be fished right out of the package or an angler can insert a piece of foam or a rattle to make the lure more attractive to bass; I like to fish it on a Carolina rig since it will float off the bottom,” said Biffle.  As for rattles, Biffle likes to use big plastic ones that make a lot of noise.  Biffle also likes to fish it on a 7/16-ounce or 9/16-ounce football head jig.  “The football head jig makes the lure swim back and forth,” explained Biffle.

On lakes, Biffle likes to flip the Biffle Bug near buck brush, grass, logs, and other visual targets or cast it around rock piles with a Carolina rig.  When fishing river that have current, Biffle likes to focus on stumps, logs, shoreline grass, or other areas that break the current.  “The Biffle Bug is one of the most versatile lures there is,” Biffle continued, “you can flip it, pitch it, Carolina rig it, or even use it as a jig trailer.”  His favorite color in dirty water is black neon, but likes to use smoke silver in any color water.  “I think the smoke silver represents shad and you can catch fish on it in any color water,” said Biffle.  The Biffle Bug is 4.25-inches long and comes in a variety of colors.
 
Biffle likes to fish the Biffle Bug on a Tommy Biffle Quantum Signature Series 7’6” heavy action rod with a Quantum Tour Edition PT Burner 7.1:1 gear ratio reel.  As for fishing line Biffle uses 25-pound Shooter Sunline.